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Vermont State U Will Make Libraries All Digital

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The goal of the changes, Grewal said, is to provide "greater equity of access to our library services.” The new plan for libraries is to eliminate all books and other physical resources. ” The new university will combine Castleton University, Vermont Technical College and Northern Vermont University.

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Vermont State U Will Make Libraries All Digital

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The goal of the changes, Grewal said, is to provide “greater equity of access to our library services.” The new plan for libraries is to eliminate all books and other physical resources. ” The new university will combine Castleton University, Vermont Technical College and Northern Vermont University.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

Balancing the use of technology with human interactions is a concept known as High Tech, High Touch, and was first introduced in 1982 by futurist and author John Naisbitt in his book, Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives. Researcher and author Hana Ben-Shabat discusses this in her book, Gen Z 360.

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Backlash as a university says its library will be 'all digital'

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some may favor, for example, reading a print book outside surrounded by the Northeast Kingdom’s live audio of spring peepers. In planning for the new library, the financially challenged institution seeks to forge a path that balances cost with quality, while also reaching a wider swath of the state’s rural residents.

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